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Heinola's been looking pretty good with the puck, though. Physically he probably isn't NHL-ready but doesn't have the usual issues a non-NHL ready player would have.
Bouchard looked fantastic with the puck as well when he played a handful of games, didn’t mean he was NHL ready.
There’s no doubt Heinola will be an NHL quality D man, he just needs time to season a bit. Playing D in the NHL at 18 is extremely difficult.
It’s not like forward, especially wing which is relatively easier to walk into. For D men it takes a lot longer before they’re usually ready. The flip side is D men typically peak later and for longer.